Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13

Justice in not providing him with just
such q wife, instead of poor faded,
weak-eyed, heart-broken Mrs. Mug
gins.
In three weeks the beautiful widow
returned to France, and in six weeks
she had her baggage examined by the
captain, who was more deeply IN
terested than before. This sort of
thing continued for nearly g. year.
Captain Muggins was now violently
enamoured OF the lovely widow, who
| long ago had informed him that her
name was Mrs. Cecil, and that her
husbands death had left her wealthy,
/ though sadly Inconvenience by the
terms OF her strange will.
Master Henry Jhrove apace; he
grew wonderfully large and heavy,
and was remarkably good boy-so
quiet.
"He is quite q sailor" said the
captain, as he stood examining the
trunks after rather stormy voyage.
Eyes; and, poor darling, he cried so
very dreadfully during the passage,
he is quite worn out"
When the widow and the captain
had been acquainted q year or 80 the
head officer of the department
sent for Captain Muggins one day.
He received him in his private
Office, and remarked, as soon as he
saw him:
81 sent for you, Muggins, for I know
you're very sharp"
"Thank you, SIR" replied the cap,
tain, well pleased by the compliment.
"Well, Mugeins, have something
unpleasant to say"
eyes, sir"
The captain felt rather alarmed.
noted smuggler has been getting
ahead of us for a year. bringing over
diamonds, laces, etc.-thousands of
pounds worth of valuables. I have
known it for some time; but though
I've tried every way, I'm blowed if |
can spot him."
The captain g face grew redder.
81 hope, sir, you don't imagine
that 1 neglect my duty?'' he said
humbly.
Like all other DULLES, he was a
great CO ward.
"No, don't. But it is quite pos
sible that some one has been a. little
too smart for YOU"
81 scarcely think it possible" said
the captain Indignantly.
"Well, well, the thing is that the
game is going on, and / want to tell
you what Pm going to do. I've sent
to Scotland Yard for one of their
sharpest men, and he'll be on the
wharf the next trip"
No crimson dye of Eastern fame
could equal the tint of Captain Mug.
gins face.
A detective put on his wharf-to
overlook him.
He dared not offer remonstrance;
but any one who knew him could
Judge for themselves what a nice time
his wife and his daughter would en-
Joy when he returned to his home, as
they were always helpless victims of
his fury when any indignity was put
upon him by outsiders.
He left the Office and returned to
his duties. His blood boiled with in
dignation, and he scarcely replied to
the many questions asked him during
the day by those with whom he came
IN contact through his official po-
sition.
When the steamer arrived and her
passengers were towed ashore In the
stream, the captain espied the widow
advancing with her usual smile, her
nurse and her baby.
"Ah! how are you my friend?" said
the charmer, In her usual soft me-
lodious accents.
"Weu, thank you. How is Master
Henry ?"
"Oh, so well, so beautiful"
The trunks were passed, and after
q few pleasant words, the widow pre-
pared to depart, but just as Julia, the
bonne, had announced the carriage a
quiet-looking man In salt pepper
suit stepped up and laid a profane
hand on the beautiful shoulder of the
charming widow.
s'Caught again, ky" he said in
pleasant manner.
The widow started. She glanced
around in terror, alarm.
''No use, Ky" said the salt and
pepper man. "I've been wondering
why you kept so quiet. Game up, old
boy"
The captain stood by in speechless
amazement while the detective arrest
ed the beautiful widow.
And the baby; Master Henry, what
of him?
He was disrobed of his lace and
embroidery, and he proved to be one
mass of smuggled goods adroitly built
together on the foundation of a. bot
tie of the best French brandy, and
furnished with a waxen face and an
apparatus to make noise resembling
the cry of an infant.
The captain is still employed as an
officer of Der ma.esty's customs, but
he is more humble, for his beautiful
widow was smart young smuggler
from Paris. He was singularly hand
some and made up well as woman,
and he had brought thousands of
pounds worth of valuables through
right before the redoubtable cap
tain's eyes; and as long as the
captain lives he will never hear the
last of the widows baby.
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